Attaching means for name plates and other articles



1,634,937 .July 5, A. H. EDDY ATTACHING MEANS FOR NAME PLATES AND OTHERARTICLES Filed Feb. s. 1926 sis Patented July 5, 1927.

- UNITED STATES arser oFFics.

ALBERT H. EDDY, orPAwTUcKn'r, nrronn ISLAND, ASSIGNQR TO A. L. NEWMAN00M- PANY, or oRAN's'roN, RI-IOIDE ISLAND, A CORPORATION or RHODEISLAND.

ATTAOHING MEANS FOR NAME PLATES AND OTHER ARTICLES.

Application filed February name-plates or insignia-bearing devices tothe 'rad ator shells of motor vehicles.

A principal object of the invention is to provide ,means whereby thename-plate or other device may be fastened securely in place on thefront of the radiator shell-or other structure by forcing its attaching9 means into a depression or orifice therein.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attaching means whichwill lock the name-plate orother device permanently in Y placeon theshell or other structure to prevent its accidental release under ar orv1- bration, and also to prevent it from being pried ofli'. j I

Another object of the invention is to provide an attaching means for thename-plate or other article which may be more readily and convenientlyapplied to use without requiring skill or 'expertness on the part of theworkman or the use of tools.

I Another object'of the invention is to provide an attaching and lockingmeans for the name-plate or other article which is simple inconstruction, more economical to manufacture and generally:morefetficient a'nddu- 'rable; in use. J p

Further" ob ect s of theiinprovement are set forth in ,thefollowingspecification which describes a. preferred embodiment of,

the invention as illustrated 'acc'onr panyingdrawings, vInthe'dra-wings: ,F-igl is. a perspective view ofla portion 7 of the hoodor motor vehicle showing a conventional form of name-.plateor'emblem.

ap lied to its radiator shell;

ig. 2. is a vertical sectional-view taken through the center oftheradiatorshell and I illustrating the attaching means on the name-plateas beingentered into the orifice] in the shell; 7 d a I v d Fig. :3 is aslmilar sectional view showing the nameplate seated in a recess on the.

front, of the shell with the attaching means forced into the orificethereof to lock the plate in position;

Fig. 4 isfa- View of thefback of the nameplate or emblem showing theconstruction of the attaching means projecting th'ere'- from";

Fig. 5 is a view of ftheattaching 'means 3, 1925. Serial No. 85,720.

' taching "means; and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the same. The present invention consistsn generalin providing'the name-plate or other article to be attachedwith an element adapted to be inserted into a depression or orifice inthe radiator shell or other obj ect, and having radial lugs or dogsarranged to rock orcant at an angle to the longitudinal walls of theorifice to grip the interior of the latter to.,lock the plate in placeagainst the shell.

In Fig. l of the drawings S designates the sheet-metal shell or shieldwhich encloses the top and sides of the cellular radiator-structure R onmost types of motor vehicles, and to the front of which is generallyattached a name-plate, medallion or other ornamental insignia-bearingdevice P. The name-plate or emblem P is usually cons'tructed asa'sheet-m etal stamping'which' is embossed, enameled orotherwiseornamented on its face, and it is the preferred practice other meansnecessitating mechanical operatlons beforeor after the shell has beenassembled 'on the radiator. For this purpose various types ofconcave-convex coni'form and irregularly-shaped deformable disks andrings have been employed, but most of thesehave not been foundsatisfactory to effect a"positively-acti1'ig, secure and permanent meansfor'attaching the plate. In the present improvement the attaching meansis not dependent on the distortion or deformation of the locking elementto provide the gripping action, but such action is mechanical andpositive without liability of inherent weakness due to design ormaterials, or as induced by the shaping and forming operations. a 1

As shown in the present drawings the name-plate or'emblem P takes theform of a flat circular dislgbut it may be of any other desired contourand in some cases of gener ally concavo-coi' ve'x shape incross-section. In some instances it maybe held fiat against till thefront of the radiator shell til, while in others it may he sealed in arecess or depressions therein as illustrated most clearly in. l ie. Z-l.

.ts one example of the invention a central spindle or stud it is:secured to the hack of the plate or emhlein i. an enlarged head orllanirc .l at one end oi the stud hcingl; soldered, hrazcd or otherwisepermanently joined to the plate. The opposite end of the stud. 2 isreduced in diameter atl to adapt it to he inserted through an axial ho ein a. disk 5 which ahuts the shoulder (3 on. the stud. The end ol' thereduced portion t of the stud is headed over at T to rivet the diskl'ixiedly in place thereon. or the disk may he lastened to the stud inany other suitahle manner.

Secured to the side of the disk 33 :laein the hack of lhc platel are aplurality oil? radial lugs or does S which act: as the locking means Forthe plate P. As herein shown there are three lugs or does 8 mounted onthe disk 5. hut a greater number may he provided if deaired. Each hie ordog 8 is of generally rectangular shape in outline and provided with anarrowed. extension or tah 5) adapted for insertion through a slit oropeninn ill in the disk 5. The slits 10 are cut through the disk atpoints equidistant from its axis and arranged at equal distances aparttherearound. llhe tabs 9 on the dogs 8 are inserted through the slits'10 and bent over against. the rearward face oi the disk 5 to clamp thedogs ti gi ht against the reverse face thereot as shown in Fig. Theouter peripheral edges 11 oi the dogs 8 are of arcuate contour andarranged concentric with the perimeter 12 of the disk 5, but projectingradially thereheyond. That is to say, the radius of the circular edgesot the dogs 8 is somewhat greater than that of the disk The generalshape of the dogs is not material and may be varied as desired, andlikewise the means for fastening the dogs to the mounting or disk 5 mayhe modified if desired.

The front of the. radiator shell S is provided with an orifice 1:).usually formed by dancing the metal inwardly in a cylindrical rim orannulus 1t). The diameter of the disk 5 on the name-plate P issubstantially equal to that ol? the interior oi? the flange or annulusIltl so that the disk may he slid thereinto. ()n the. other hand, theradius ot the curved edges of the does 8 heing slightly greater thanthat of the disk 5 these elements will not enter l'reely into theorifice 1:) in the radiator shell. but must he heel: or canted hack fromthe di' to force them into the opening. 'lhat is to say. as the disk 5is pushed into the orilice 15 the peripheral edges ll of the dogs 8 willengage against th interior of the annulus 16 to spring the dogs hack ininclined relation to the disk as shown in Fig. This action of the dogsrequires that some little pressure he exerted, on the front ol thename-plate to force its attaching means into the orilice '15, thusclicctine a relativcly snug lit therelwtwcen to secure a tight joinderof the nameplate with the radiator shell. .l urt'herinore, and mostinn'mrtant, the caution oi the does 8 with respect to the disk 5' causestheir sharp edges to irictiol'i ally engage or hite against the interior(til: the annulus ill in such manner that the fastening means cannot heeasily removed from the orilice in the radiator shell. liltialcdhriel'ly, since the lugs 8 are canted or inclined outs wardiy toward themouth oil the orilice 15 any ru-essure tending: to :l'orcc the nameplatel away from the front of the shell S will only serve to more lirndy gripthe dogs against the interior of the orifice. It; has therefore hecnFound that with the construe tion shown and descrihet'l it is utterlyimpossihle to pry the name-plate oil from the radiator shellwithouthending or breaking: it away from its attaching means.irloreover, the joindcr ot the ttaching means with the radiator shell issuhstantially permanent and secure against shock. jar or continuousvibration, the dogs acting; to grip the interior o t the orifice toprevent dislodgeinent of the name-plate under all conditions.

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 of the drawings illustrate a modified construction ofthe attaching means for the name-plate or other device. In this Form ofthe invention the disk .20 on which the dogs 21 are mounted is attachedto the plate i by means at a sheet-metal spider-member 2?). This latterelement may take the general shape of a. washer or disk 24:. adapted tohe sold erech brazed, welded or otherwise fastened to the hack of thenameplate P, and provided with bent-over legs or projectirms havingreduced portions or lugs 26 inserted through slits 27 in the main diskand clinched or riveted over on the opposite side. This form ofconstruction eliminates screw-machine or lathe work on the parts of thedevice and lGIKlGl'S itmore economical to .i'l'iami'tacture withdrop-press operations. At the same time, the fastening device is asstaunch and rigid as with the c nistruction first described and thegripping or dogging means operate with the same ellect'iveness toprovide a secure and permanent; bond between the narneplate or otherarticle and the structure to which it is attached.

lVhile I have herein illustrated and descrihed the improved attachingdevice as applied to use :lor 'lasleuinn luinieplates or the like toradiator shells it o heunderstoml that the invention is siusceptihle ofother uses with various types of articles. Likewise, the form andstructure of? the attaching means may be varied beyond the modificationherein shown Without departing from the spirit or scope of theinvent-ion. There edges radially disposed to resist their en-' tranceinto the orifire whereby to cause them to be canted hack in inclinedrelation to frictionally grip the interior of the orifice;

2. Means for attaching an article to another object or structure havingan orifice, comprising in combination with such article, an attachingelement secured in spaced relation to the article and of peripheraldimension to adapt it to enter into the orifice, and radial dogsrockably connected to said element to adapt them to cant at an anglethereto, said dogs projecting beyond the perimeter of the attachingelement to cause their outer edges to grip the interior of the orificewhen they are forced thereinto and canted on the attaching element.

3.'Means for attaching a name-plate or other article to another objector structure having an orifice, comprising in combination with thename-plate orother article, a disk secured to the back thereof in spacedrelation thereto, and radial dogs rockably connected to the disk withtheir peripheral edges conforming to and projecting beyond the peripherythereof whereby when the disk is inserted into the orifice the dogs willbe canted back at an angle thereto to cause their edges to frictionallygrip the interior Walls of the orifice.

4. Means for attaching a name-plate or other article to another objector structure having an orifice, comprising in combination with thename-plate or other article, a disk having apertures therein, aspider-member fastened to the back of the name-plate or other articleand provided with legs secured at their ends to the disk to support itin spaced relation on the name-plate or other article, and radial dogshaving portions inserted through the apertures in the disk to normallymaintain them in abutting relation thereon with their outer edgesprojecting beyond the periphery of the disk and adapted to frictionallyengage the interior of the orifice when the disk is entered thereinto. 7

5. Means for attaching a name-plate or other article to a radiator shellor structure having an orifice, comprising in combination with thename-plate or other article, a disk fastened to the back of thename-plate or other article in spaced relation thereto and provided withslits, and radial dogs formed with tabs inserted through the slits inthe disk and clinched over on the back thereof to support the dogs inposition to adapt their peripheral edges to frictionally engage theinterior of the orifice in the shell or other structure when the disk isentered thereinto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALBERT H. EDDY.

CERTIFICATE 0h GORREGTIQN.

Patent No. 1,634,937. Granted July 5, 1927, to

ALBERT H. EDDY.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patentrequiring correction as follows: in the grant. and in the heading to theprinted specification the residence of the patentee was erroneouslywritten and printed as "Pawtucket, Rhode Island", whereas said resideneeshould have men written and printed "Pawtuxet, Rhode Island"; and thatthe said Letters atent should be read with this correction therein thatthe same may conform the record of the case in the Patent ()ffice.

Signed and sealed this 13th day ef September, A. D. 1927.

v M. J. Moore, Seal. Acting Commissioner of Patents.

